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An example of her rebellious attitude is the way in which she seems so much younger than she is because of the way her mother treats her like a child . Her childish behavior only gets worse when others , such as Mrs Freeman are around , and Hulga is getting less attention . She goes so far as to slam doors and throw temper tantrums , stomping around like a brat When Mrs . Freeman attempts to call her by her chosen name , she finds insult in it rather than connection . Part of this rebellious attitude towards Mrs

. Freeman comes from the jealousy she feels towards Glynese and Carramae , Mrs . Freeman 's socially successful daughters . Hulga never sees her own lack of class and social etiquette as a problem . For instance , when she opens her mouth , still full of food , to spew an insult at her mother over an attempt to help her smile . She instead continues to blame outside factors , going so far as to change her given

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name from Joy to Hulga to spite her mother . This same sort of spite is seen in how she presents herself on the walk with Manly . She wears a stained white shirt of white , and rather than borrow her mother 's perfume she settles for something less aromatic

The story does not offer any redemption for Hulga . Primarily because even in the end , she refuses to see anything wrong with herself . She continues to see herself as being victimized by a lower class of people Hulga 's arrogance in demanding her leg back rather than asking , shows an assumption that Manly will back down to her . The angry bitterness for his refusal continues on through the last of the conversation , leaving her alone in the hay loft with no way to get down . Finally...